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The Charlotte Post THURSDAY,Li OCTOBERf 22,e 2020 SECTION! B Unknown got you down? Take self-care time By Ashley Mahoney [email protected] Every day in 2020 presents new unknowns. TROY HULL | THE CHARLOTTE POST So much uncertainty for such a prolonged period The Lowe’s Foundation donated $100,000 to the Save Siloam School Project for renovation and education programming for of time can produce stress, which can physically the former school for African Americans. The Charlotte Museum of History is leading the project. manifest in how we function on a daily basis. Social and racial injustice were traumatic before COVID-19. Add a pan- demic, economic uncertainty, a polar- izing presidential election and flu season around the corner. The year is Donation for historic not over yet, but it sure is a trying one. Dr. Sashalee Stewart, a psychiatrist and lead clinician at the new Women’s Stewart Center at Novant Health’s SouthPark Medical Plaza, is seeing what women are going school’s restoration through firsthand. “As humans, we are not great with the unknown,” Lowe’s Foundation gift aids transition of Siloam School project Stewart said. “The unknown causes us a lot of stress human resources and chair of the vide our community with a tan- and anxiety. That’s one thing that we have been ex- By Ashley Mahoney Lowe’s Foundation said in a state- gible experience of this history. posed to this year—every day is another unknown, [email protected] ment. “Preserving the historic Si- It’s a story that we need to under- and this is one of the times that everyone across the The Charlotte Museum of His- loam School means saving and stand so that together we can globe is affected by the pandemic. tory is one step closer to relocat- restoring a critical piece of Char- build a more just and equitable “This has been a trying year for everyone, and I’m ing and renovating the historic lotte history that will educate gen- community.” definitely seeing a lot of patients coming in with anx- Siloam School. erations to come, and Lowe’s is Currently, Siloam sits at its orig- iety and depression for a number of different rea- The Lowe’s Foundation donated proud to be a part of this powerful inal site on Mallard Highlands sons,” Stewart said. “Just everything happening all $100,000 to the Save Siloam work.” Drive near UNC Charlotte, and be- at one time is a recipe for added stressors.” School Project, $50,000 in ren- The Save Siloam School Project hind an apartment complex Many people are experiencing changes at home ovation supplies and $50,000 in has raised $355,000 of the in- owned by Tribute Companies. A and work because of the pandemic. Normal has com- support of educational program- tended $1 million. Major contrib- marker denoting the historic sig- pletely gone out the window. Yet Black women often ing that will take place at the utions came from the City of nificance of the site would be feel the need to take care of everyone and every- school once it is operational. Next Charlotte and Mecklenburg placed at the original thing, which prior to a pandemic was a lot. Now, it’s the museum will launch a formal County, which donated $50,000 location once the a monumental task. Request for Qualification process, and $125,000 respectively in school is moved. On The Net Stewart encourages the development of a routine which will appoint an architect to 2019. In 2016, the to provide some sense of stability during the ons- https://char- lead the restoration and reloca- “The $1 million fundraising goal Historic Land- lottemu- laught of unknowns. tion. for the project includes restoring, marks Commis- “Developing a routine is going to be really, really seum.org/silo “Lowe’s is committed to making relocating and preserving the sion estimated it am/ helpful, and kind of paramount, because that is help- homes better for all, and that def- school, as well as developing a his- would cost ful for the women I see,” she said. “It’s helpful for inition of home extends into our tory exhibit about the Siloam $50,000 to relocate their children because a lot of children are getting neighborhoods and communities, School and Rosenwald schools the building and an additional affected by this as well. If mom is very anxious or particularly here in our hometown generally,” said Adria Focht, pres- $150,000 to restore it for use. she is depressed and not interacting with them as of Charlotte,” Janice Dupré Little, ident and CEO of the Charlotte much, that also impacts the children in a very big executive vice president of Lowe’s Museum of History. “This will pro- way. Just being able to reassure [children] and have Please see DONATION |2B some consistency in their lives in a time when things Please see UNKNOWN |2B Remove stigma Gifts for housing and new library By Ashley Mahoney Tryon Street, Sugar Creek Road and Interstate 85 as [email protected] from addiction to well as West Boulevard. The Lowe’s Foundation The Lowe’s funding will committed $9.25 million to facilitate the city’s Safe help treatment the Charlotte area. Home Rehabilitation Pro- BRANDPOINT The city of Charlotte gram, which helps with es- Housing and Neighbor- Addiction is a chronic but treatable medical con- sential home repairs as hood Services, which re- dition. well as older residents age- ceived $1.33 million to Often unintentionally, many people still talk about in-place while protecting rehabilitate and preserve addiction in ways that are stigmatizing-meaning low-moderate income fam- single-family affordable they use words that can portray someone with a sub- ilies from being pushed housing along the Beatties stance use disorder in a shameful way, which may out by gentrification. Eligi- Ford Road Corridor, in- discourage them from seeking treatment. To reduce ble homeowners will re- tends to use the funding in harmful stigma and negativity around substance use ceive funding for repairs to conjunction with the Corri- disorders and encourage people to obtain the help bring their residence to dors of Opportunity pro- they need, it is essential to change the way society compliance with city code, gram, which was views addiction. decrease exposure to lead- announced in September The first step is to understand why this stigma ex- based paint, which can CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY along with their $24.5 mil- ists, and how we all can help to remove it. create critical health con- lion investment. Beatties Lowe’s donated $1 million to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library What is stigma? cerns for children under Ford Road is the first of six Foundation for a new technology center. Stigma can be defined as an attribute that is deeply age 6 as well as providing selected corridors for the discrediting, reducing the bearer from a whole and energy efficient and water Mecklenburg Library Foun- cally a technology center, initiative, along with Cen- usual person to a tainted, discounted one. Stigma saving retrofits, which will dation’s $135 million pub- which will be named the tral Avenue and Albemarle about people with substance use disorders might in- help reduce a residents lic-private campaign. The Lowe’s Technology Lab. In Road; Freedom Drive and clude inaccurate or unfounded beliefs that they are utility bills. donation will go toward addition to the technology Wilkinson Boulevard; Gra- dangerous, incapable of managing treatment, or at Lowe’s also donated $1 building the new Main Li- center, the 115,000 square ham Street and North million to the Charlotte brary in Uptown, specifi- Please see OVERCOMING | 2B Please see GIFTS | 3B «RIDES Cadillac’s XT5 makes an emphatic statement as a great car By Winfred Cross headlamps and upright ac- of the cars functions while fort. The entire cabin is cessory lamps. My test car also displaying navigation SPECIAL TO THE POST roomy, but the rear has the was painted in the optional information. The screen is edge. Some of you may wonder Evergreen, which looks bright and is very respon- The XT5 is powered by a with all the SUVs Cadillac black. Direct sunlight sive to touch. Apple Car- 2.0-liter, four-cylinder makes, does it still make makes it sparkle. 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